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The Classical Network's Artist-in-Residence Jed Distler explores unusual keyboard sonorities this week on Between the Keys, in an episode he calls "Pluck, Gliss, Strum, Bang and Chime." It features works by Cardew, Cowell, Nancarrow, Schubert, Rzewski and Chopin, and is guaranteed to stretch your ears. Listen live at 10 PM, Tuesday December 12th.

The Birds and The Bees will be the topic for this week's edition of Between the Keys, hosted by Jed Distler, Artist in Residence for The Classical Network, including works by Amy Beach, Olivier Messaien, Maurice Ravel, Rued Langgaard, Bela Bartok, Franz Schubert and others. Listen live on Tuesday December 5th at 10:00 PM, with a rebroadcast the following Monday, December 11th at noon.

This week on Between the Keys, Jed Distler celebrates the centenary of one of America's most gifted yet least known pianists, Sidney Foster. Distler's special guest will be internationally renowned concert pianist Alberto Reyes, who studied with Foster, and has devoted much time to promoting his mentor's legacy.

The program features live concert performances of Sidney Foster in works by Chopin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Godowsky, Schelling, Liszt and Weber.

The big question on the day after Thanksgiving: What do we do with the leftovers? Answer: Simply create another great meal! And that's what Jed Distler has been up to this week.

"When I put together an episode for Between the Keys each week," Jed says, "I often wind up with more music than I'm allowed within our time frame. So I decided to search past episodes for selections that got bumped, the 'leftovers,' if you will, and from them I've created a very nice program. They're not just leftovers, they're yummy additions to any excellent musical meal!"

Each episode of Between the Keys usually has a theme or topic, a featured composer or performer. This time, however, host Jed Distler "wings it," picking music spontaneously, in free form fashion. You never know what you'll hear next, but you will come away entertained and enlightened.

Listen live on Tuesday November 7th at 10:00 PM, with a rebroadcast on Monday November 13th at 3:00 PM.

The great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter is the featured artist this week on Between the Keys. Listen to classic Richter performances of works by Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Debussy, Szymanowski, Wolf, Mozart and Scriabin, hosted by The Classical Network's Artist in Residence, Jed Distler, Tuesday October 31st at 10:00 PM (rebroadcast Monday November 3rd at 3:00 PM).

Join Jed Distler for Between the Keys on Tuesday October 24th at 10:00 PM (rebroadcast Monday October 30th at 3:00 PM), featuring a wide cross section of piano recordings in the form of download bargains and uploaded rarities. Works by Beethoven, Scott Joplin, Zez Confrey, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Schubert and more.

Join The Classical Network's Artist in Residence Jed Distler Tuesday night October 17th at 10 for the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award winning program Between the Keys, with a rebroadcast on Monday afternoon October 23rd at 3.

This episode is devoted to piano homages and tributes spanning two centuries, with a wide variety of music by Czerny, Ravel, Debussy, Robert Helps, Vladimir Dukelsky, Elton John, Queen and lots more.

Jed Distler, The Classical Network’s Artist-in-Residence, has been named the 2017 recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Radio Broadcast/Internet Award for his weekly program Between the Keys, a creative, imaginative and unique journey through the keyboard repertoire.